# Massachusetts H 360: An Act relative to certain licenses for the sale of alcoholic beverages to be drunk on the premises in the city of Holyoke

Massachusetts H 360, An Act relative to certain licenses for the sale of alcoholic beverages to be drunk on the premises in the city of Holyoke, is a 194th General Court (2025-2026) House bill sponsored by Patricia A. Duffy (Democratic); status signed, last action 2025-10-10 (Signed by the Governor, Chapter 41 of the Acts of 2025); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-11-01).

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## Facts
- Bill: Massachusetts H 360
- State: Massachusetts
- Session: 194th General Court (2025-2026)
- Title: An Act relative to certain licenses for the sale of alcoholic beverages to be drunk on the premises in the city of Holyoke
- Status: signed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-02-27
- Last action: 2025-10-10, Signed by the Governor, Chapter 41 of the Acts of 2025
- Sponsor: Patricia A. Duffy (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Subjects: Consumer Protection and Professional Licensure, House Steering, Policy and Scheduling
- Touches household money: yes
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 1

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- New alcohol licenses in Holyoke TOD West: benefit, low. Businesses inside Holyoke's TOD West area can apply for new alcohol licenses. The law creates one license to sell all alcoholic drinks for on-site drinking. It also creates two licenses to sell wine and malt beverages for on-site drinking. Only locations inside the TOD West boundary, defined in the…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Patricia A. Duffy (Democratic), House

## Actions (16)

- 2025-10-10: Signed by the Governor, Chapter 41 of the Acts of 2025
- 2025-10-02: Enacted and laid before the Governor (Senate)
- 2025-10-02: Enacted (House)
- 2025-09-29: Read third (title changed) and passed to be engrossed (Senate)
- 2025-09-29: Taken out of the Orders of the Day (Senate)
- 2025-09-08: Read second and ordered to a third reading (Senate)
- 2025-09-08: Taken out of the Orders of the Day (Senate)
- 2025-08-25: Read; and placed in the Orders of the Day for the next session (Senate)
- 2025-08-21: Read third and passed to be engrossed (House)
- 2025-07-28: Read second and ordered to a third reading (House)
- 2025-07-28: Rules suspended (House)
- 2025-07-28: Committee reported that the matter be placed in the Orders of the Day for the next sitting (House)
- 2025-07-17: Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Steering, Policy and Scheduling (House)
- 2025-05-05: Hearing scheduled for 05/12/2025 from 10:00 AM-01:00 PM in A-2 (legislature)
- 2025-02-27: Senate concurred (Senate)
- 2025-02-27: Referred to the committee on Consumer Protection and Professional Licensure (House)

## Bill text

- Chapter 41 of the Acts of 2025, 2025-10-10: [PDF](https://malegislature.gov/Bills/194/H360.pdf)

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## Sources
- [Chapter 41 of the Acts of 2025 (PDF)](https://malegislature.gov/Bills/194/H360.pdf)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MA-H360-194 (as of 2026-11-01).